[NEXUS] OOC 16: Sweet!

[Lix Lorn]

Some are perma-hugged, even.

That is actually a really disturbing thought.

[billtodamax]

We want to hug you...

Forever...

[Zefir]

In some way this yould be a threat. For example from the grey people. *looks around to avoid the grey clone people*

[V'icternus]

That is actually a really disturbing thought.

*Gains the 'Disturb Lix' achievement!*

Yes! Who knew all it would take was the thought of characters permanently struggling against an all-consuming living ooze putting a pause on their very mind and leaving their body frozen in suspension for all time to do with as it pleases?

Not me, that's for sure!

[Lix Lorn]

(hides)

[Halae]

(hides)

*Comforts*

[Lix Lorn]

Yaaaaay!

[Zefir]

I started Minecraft a few days ago and I start to think of it. Why don't someone bring on a server and we create the Nexus in Minecraft^^.

[horngeek]

Freaking out Lix is easy.

*turns into a Kobold*

Would you like some tea?

[Darklord Bright]

I'll freak out YOUR FACE

[happyturtle]

EDIT: Yeah, that "waiting until they're alone" bit really doesn't work. Everyone's either in a bar, one of the ACRONYMs, or Inside.

Generally if you ask someone ooc if you can ambush one of their characters somewhere, they'll post for them in the appropriate place. It's just that nobody wants to waste their precious rp time posting for their character being alone if they aren't expecting the alone-ness to suddenly change.

[Ashen Lilies]

...
YOU MEAN I'VE BEEN DOING IT WRONG THIS ENTIRE TIME!?

[Darklord Bright]

You call that an ambush? Amateur! A real ambusher can surround people all by himself!

[Ashen Lilies]

So that'd be your mother, then?

[horngeek]

Are you my mummy?

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Muuuuumy. Where are you, mummy?

Yeah, I'm tired.

[Lix Lorn]

Are you my mummy?

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Muuuuumy. Where are you, mummy?

Yeah, I'm tired.

OHGODNO
I thought it was Pi Day, not freak out Lix day.

[Halae]

OHGODNO
I thought it was Pi Day, not freak out Lix day.

Don't worry Lix! I'll protect you!

*Valiant defense*

[Lord Magtok]

Yes, that's true. He doesn't feel pain, or slow down, until he's incapacitated, or has to return to mortal form.

Point is, pretty much nothing Prince has done has been working, and it's really annoying. I have no ability to make you stop dodging/negating nearly everything, I'm merely stating my views on the matter, which are: More than a little annoyed.

TE, if nothing anybody does to Prince has any sort of effect until after a fight, don't you think that could annoy people in the same exact way?

[Morty]

Funny fact: superpowered attacks tend to be deflected, dodged, blocker or otherwise prevented from working more often than low-powered ones. I think it's because low-powered attacks are less binary - it's much easier to describe your character as being hit but not killed or otherwise removed from the fight when s/he's attacked with a sword, a gun or moderately powered spell than a Mighty Godsplosion of Ultimate Doom.
As for the actual fight, I haven't been keeping up with it that closely, but Prince does seem to dance around their opponents' attacks.

[Mina Kobold]

OHGODNO
I thought it was Pi Day, not freak out Lix day.

I was really close to making a tea incident reference here, but that would be mean so I will instead hand out pie! ^_^

*Does so*

Though, considering what I plan for AM4 and an upcoming character, I may just be delaying the inevitable...

That's what I get for watching 20 hours of Silent Hill let's plays.

[Rebonack]

Funny fact: superpowered attacks tend to be deflected, dodged, blocker or otherwise prevented from working more often than low-powered ones. I think it's because low-powered attacks are less binary - it's much easier to describe your character as being hit but not killed or otherwise removed from the fight when s/he's attacked with a sword, a gun or moderately powered spell than a Mighty Godsplosion of Ultimate Doom.
As for the actual fight, I haven't been keeping up with it that closely, but Prince does seem to dance around their opponents' attacks.

This pretty much.

Save-Or-Die type attacks are only really viable if you've already worked out ahead of time with a player that the PC being attacked is going to die in the course of the fight. And getting that godmodding permission also means that the attack in question can be that much more epic in its description.

I also think it's worth while to note that pretty much any combat-capable PC can use insta-kill attacks. Generally a sword through the heart or a bullet through the brain is just as lethal as a cloying black bolt of magic that will dissolve the target's flesh and leave naught but bleached bones behind. The latter is just a bit flashier.

On another note for the magic-user types. This isn't DnD. Spells like Finger of Death don't really work here since you just point at someone and they either explode in a shower of gore or take enough internal injury to slay a normal human instantly. Doom attacks should generally have some sort of warning or projectile that gives less magic-y players a chance to avoid them.

And one final thing. You should probably work out ahead of time how a fight with two or more PCs is going to end with the respective players. This precludes everyone trying to win and constantly one-upping each other. Instead everyone is working toward the same goal, making the scene as awesome as possible.

[happyturtle]

That can be difficult when each of the characters has an IC goal of 'kill the other guy' and nobody wants to retreat.

[Rebonack]

Yus.

Which is why the one-upping is an issue.

But if you step out of the IC and agree 'We're both going to get injured and then retreat,' or 'You'll kill my character but take horrible injury to do so,' or some similar thing then you as a player can work toward an OOC goal while your PC works toward a different IC goal.

It's just your job as the player to thwart your PCs plans =P

[Shadowcaller]

One thing that I have been a bit annoyed at is how so-called 'mundane' characters without any type of enchantments can perform traits such as a dodging supernaturally fast attacks.

'Mundane' often implies human-level speed, reflexes, etc. and for instance, not even the fastest human alive could measure up to some animals in speed or reflexes, we are actually quite limited in many areas which is why we use technology to overcome such limitations.

It's all up to the players of course and I do realize some humans come from fictional universes where such limitations doesn't exist, but in that case, they aren't all that 'mundane' are they? A level 1 PC from D&D wouldn't be all that mundane in my book considering how insane d&d stats are.

I just like people to realize that no matter how much training you have, there are some things you can't match as a human being in terms of strength, speed and stamina.

Of course, you might argue that 'supernaturally fast' is extremely vague but it's hard to exactly define just how fast an attack is without using some sort of comparing it to something.

Supernaturally fast in my case is faster then any natural creature could move. If the term 'natural' is vague could of course also be taken up to discussion, but in my case it means any creature we known on exists in real life.
All our knowledge is at some point based on real life after all.

Of course, there is the OOC to take into account of course, but it was something I just liked to point out before you start calling your level 1 D&D character 'mundane'.

[Rebonack]

This is the Nexus, SC.

A first level commoner could kick a god's ass if the commoner's player felt like writing out the scene.

The Nexus itself screws with reality to keep things interesting. If it didn't then there would be no way anyone here would be able to harm everyone's favorite spunky vivacious Old One. And that simply wouldn't be fun.

If someone wants to have their normal human PC dodge a super-sonic punch then that's up to them. A character's power level is not a limit on what they can do with their skill set. The limit is what their player feels inclined to allow their PC to do.

[UncleWolf]

So...Edijar should have had all his bones broken by a single punch, or been stabbed in the back while having his neck crushed without a chance to react because he's human?

What Edijar is doing is within human limits. He's at peak human condition physically and neurologically. He's trained his body to react to stress on reflex after years of combat. He's not an "average" human.

As for him going against the superspeed, it was described as less than "a blink of an eye". People can easily react faster than that. Some can catch a cobra as it gets ready to strike, or grab a pistol aimed at them, push it away, and punch the attacker in the same extremely fast motion.

This is before Adrenaline comes into account.

Edijar is far from an average human, but he's still well within human limits.

[happyturtle]

I'm pretty sure Charity hitting the ground and screaming was within human limits too, but if anyone things it was OP, I'll consider editing.

[Morty]

Just because a character lacks magic doesn't mean he or she should automatically lose to everything that does. In many stories, non-magical folks are just background. But in the Nexus, they're actual characters with their own stories, purpose and goals. Not Muggles who will drop flat as soon as magic starts flying around. If that means they do things that shouldn't be possible, so be it. This is FFRP.

[Reinholdt]

Everyone involved could just admit they're overpowered Marty Stus, kiss, and make up.

Yes even Charity. How dare you do that to the floor?! That's like almost impossible for the floor to defend against!

[The Bushranger]

If that means they do things that shouldn't be possible, so be it. This is FFRP.

No no no no no...

*clears throat*

THIS!
IS!
FFRP!!!